Reflecting on this San Jose RDC trip: - Everything is dependent on money - No one gives a fuck about you, and they shouldn't - Getting into rooms gets you far until money stops you from entering the room - RDC will not magically give you the keys to the front page just by having a conversation - Everyone expects you to already have money - Oh, and did I mention - Everything in this life is dependent on money. Money is the only thing that matters until you have it. I already knew this. Just a reality check.

An important step in my 3D plant/tree asset creation is transferring normal data from something like this sphere onto my plant normals. This basically tells the leaves how they should react to light. Instead of every flat leaf catching light separately and looking harsh or obviously like a bunch of planes, they shade more like one rounded clump. It gives it all a softer, fuller look and helps hide the individual leaf cards.